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12. S.C.M. POST, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1970

South China Morning Post

THE

A poor defence

meals or food

General Secretary sidised of the International allowances, good attendance and year-end bonuses and Textile and Garment Wor-

kers' Federation in London, paid rest days are taken into account. Mr Green- Mr Greenhalgh, ін not

halgh is also under the false happy about the strictures

impression that women aro against him in these

·forced to work at night just columns last month. llis

because some trade unions attempt in a letter in this

with which ho ia in contact, page to defend himself is

oppone it. An in Britain, pitiful. He says he quoted

women here have the right from newspaper reports.

to refuse might work with- But, by doing so without

out harassment or vic- any serious attempt to timisation. Pertinent safe- verify the contents of these guarda have been provided reports he is still guilty of for them and also as in Bri- half truth or untruth, And tain, Hongkong has a fac- he in où weak ground when tory impectorate to police he contenda that the term,

the regulation, "sweated labour," is junti- fled merely because of the difference between wagen

Home ennen

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Washington, Mag 9. ENATOR Ednun Muskie of Maino

As previously stated and øven admitted by Mr Green- halgh, child labour in not here and thone in Amerien which are the highest in the employed by textile mills or

other repúlable factories, due to travel nomethi work. Obviously, wages

th 5,000 milen though

ad-like must be compared with the loent cost of living not with mittedly exist in unregin-month to oight differe fered workshops. Me Green-| states to deliver mil Atandards prevailing in

halgh pleads that he is only major speeches. All th other countries. As pointed

concerned with givingin on top of his routi out previously wagen in the

Hongkong workern a help work in the Senate, whi textile industry herd Aro

ing band to safeguard their

-includes chuirmmmmhip second only to thone in

interents. A noble thought highly industrialised Jupun no doubt.

But before mak- the sub-committed on a in the Asian region,

Ing_public_statements about and water pollution, t Industrial wagen Inst your working conditions intop subject at the m ranged up to $36 a day for Hongkong, he would be well ment in political interer

Ben Miako Indulgen ↑akilled labour, $24 for nemil- advised to consult the two

extraordinary Apert skilled and $16,80 for un- MP®, Mr Patrick Jenkin and | Thu

real tertus, Mr Erie Moonman, who re-making activity, which loc however, the earnings are rently visited this Colony,paign, partly for the mom much higher when fringe if he cannot make # fient-He gets paid for many of benefita such an subaidined hand study of conditions speeches at a rute of at le or free accommodation, sub- himmelf.

askilled.

Almont like an election em

£300 π time and hin meo from, this course is comput at £30,000 a year. lle a the money to bulld up i nalgfried staff

Choosing the right course alnit of aides.

But another factor is 11 he wants to make bimselt

nationally

IT is understandable that is made it could lead to well-known

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 531

HKKS/3

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